Vocabulary & Review Questions Directions: Define the following vocabulary and answer the chapter questions on another piece of paper. Vocabulary:
“Equal protection under the law” “Glass ceiling” “Separate but equal” “Wall of Separation” 14th Amendment Affirmative action Age Discrimination in Employment Act Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) Civil Liberties Civil Rights Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Union vs. Marriage Clear and present danger test Commercial speech De facto segregation vs. De jure segregation Equal Rights Amendment Establishment clause Ex post facto laws Exclusionary rule Free exercise clause Gag Order Higher Education Act of 1972: Title IX Jim Crow laws Libel vs. Slander Prior restraint Procedural Due Process Pure Speech Selective Incorporation Speech Plus Substantive Due Process Suffrage Symbolic Behavior Voting Rights Act of 1965 Writ of Habeas Corpus
Review Questions:
1. How do civil liberties and civil rights compare and contrast with one another? 2. Describe how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights to the states.Discuss changing conceptions of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 3. List the categories under which the Supreme Court may classify “speech.” Explain the distinction between “protected” and “unprotected” speech and name the various forms of expression that are not protected under the First Amendment. 4. Describe the test used by the Court to determine if government policy violates the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause”. 5. How did the Supreme Court justify that Americans have a fundamental right to privacy? 6. Make a list of the specific Procedural Due Process rights held by all Americans. 7. Why did the NAACP use the strategy of litigation to promote Civil Rights progress? Summarize the rulings in Brown v. Board of Education and compare them with those in Plessy v. Ferguson. 8. Describe the differences between the African American civil rights movement and the women’s movement. Indicate the various standards used by the courts in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment, and explain how these standards differ depending on whether African Americans or women are involved. 9. Explain why the Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified, despite strong congressional and popular support. Discuss the changing agenda of the women’s movement. 10. Summarize the struggles of the following groups in their attempt to acquire civil rights (a few detailed statements per group): women, LGBT community, students, disabled/senior citizens 11. Describe the intent of affirmative action. What are the pros and cons of this policy? What are some alternatives to this controversial policy?
Read Pages 496-502
Read Pages 503-509
Supreme Court Cases Assignment Due
Quiz on the Supreme Court Cases
Read Pages 509-513
Current Event Roundtable Discussion: Civil Liberties
Read Pages 513-517
Read Pages 517-521
Read Pages 523-527
Read Pages 527-534
Chapter 18 Quiz
Read Pages 534-539
No Current Event, but Affirmative Action Essay is due!
Read Pages 539-544
Read Pages 545-550
Chapter 19 Quiz
End of 3rd Quarter
Unit 5 Exam
No School: Teacher Grading & Planning Day J
Unit 5 Op-Ed:
You will need to write a 1-page, single-spaced essay answering the following questions:
Resources:
Vocabulary & Review Questions
Directions: Define the following vocabulary and answer the chapter questions on another piece of paper.
Vocabulary:
“Equal protection under the law”
“Glass ceiling”
“Separate but equal”
“Wall of Separation”
14th Amendment
Affirmative action
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Union vs. Marriage
Clear and present danger test
Commercial speech
De facto segregation vs. De jure segregation
Equal Rights Amendment
Establishment clause
Ex post facto laws
Exclusionary rule
Free exercise clause
Gag Order
Higher Education Act of 1972: Title IX
Jim Crow laws
Libel vs. Slander
Prior restraint
Procedural Due Process
Pure Speech
Selective Incorporation
Speech Plus
Substantive Due Process
Suffrage
Symbolic Behavior
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Review Questions:
1. How do civil liberties and civil rights compare and contrast with one another?
2. Describe how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights to the states.Discuss changing conceptions of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
3. List the categories under which the Supreme Court may classify “speech.” Explain the distinction between “protected” and “unprotected” speech and name the various forms of expression that are not protected under the First Amendment.
4. Describe the test used by the Court to determine if government policy violates the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause”.
5. How did the Supreme Court justify that Americans have a fundamental right to privacy?
6. Make a list of the specific Procedural Due Process rights held by all Americans.
7. Why did the NAACP use the strategy of litigation to promote Civil Rights progress? Summarize the rulings in Brown v. Board of Education and compare them with those in Plessy v. Ferguson.
8. Describe the differences between the African American civil rights movement and the women’s movement. Indicate the various standards used by the courts in interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment, and explain how these standards differ depending on whether African Americans or women are involved.
9. Explain why the Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified, despite strong congressional and popular support. Discuss the changing agenda of the women’s movement.
10. Summarize the struggles of the following groups in their attempt to acquire civil rights (a few detailed statements per group): women, LGBT community, students, disabled/senior citizens
11. Describe the intent of affirmative action. What are the pros and cons of this policy? What are some alternatives to this controversial policy?